unanswerable
adjective
un·an·swer·able
ˌən-ˈan(t)s-rə-bəl,
-ˈan(t)-sə-
: not capable of being answered
also
: irrefutable
Examples of unanswerable in a Sentence
the unanswerable assertion that she didn't know much about art but she knew what she liked
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 4 Apr. 2025
An earnest attempt to put a number to an unanswerable question.
—The Upshot Staff, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
But there are still many questions that remain unanswerable until New York Golf Club and The Bay Golf Club walk through smoke and light before the league’s first match.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Conditional questions are unanswerable, especially in markets.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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unanswerable
adjective
un·an·swer·able
ˌən-ˈan(t)s-(ə-)rə-bəl
ˈən-
: not answerable
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